October 2014

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Guyanese shines at Caribbean Toastmasters contest

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Guyanese shines at Caribbean Toastmasters contest

With a scintillating speech laced with humor titled “It’s time to upgrade,” Guyanese Toastmaster Travis Ferreira, secured second place at the just concluded District 81 Humorous Speech Contest....

Transparency body offers Govt. help on extractive sector

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Transparency body offers Govt. help on extractive sector

Watchdog body, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI) has offered to help Government to build accountability in the country’s extractive industry. According to the body, it is welcoming the...

UNICEF, lawyers’ associations sign MoU for advancing child rights

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on UNICEF, lawyers’ associations sign MoU for advancing child rights

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Guyana Bar Association and the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL), signed a joint MOU yesterday, with emphasis on the areas of research,...

Death of four-year-old at GPHC…Mother to form organisation to help other grieving families

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Death of four-year-old at GPHC…Mother to form organisation to help other grieving families

The fight for justice for the untimely demise of four-year-old Jaden Mars at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) may soon evolve into a full-fledged movement aimed at advocating for...

APNU MP links sole sourcing to “chronic” drug shortages at local health facilities

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on APNU MP links sole sourcing to “chronic” drug shortages at local health facilities

George Norton, a medical professional attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), yesterday told the media that the much too drug shortages at health facilities across Guyana, can...

Mom fears missing son executed

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mom fears missing son executed

– cops scour Providence backlands for ‘body’ Police yesterday scoured an area at Providence, East Bank Demerara for missing Industrial ite, Squatting Area resident Troy Greenidge, after...

ADVERSARIAL POLITICS AND A COMMON OPPOSITION STRATEGY

Oct 25, 2014 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on ADVERSARIAL POLITICS AND A COMMON OPPOSITION STRATEGY

There is no basic rule of joint opposition politics to wit, that if there is a common adversary then there has to be a common strategy to confront that adversary. There has never been such a rule;...

President keen on seeing Guyana reach ‘developed’ status

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on President keen on seeing Guyana reach ‘developed’ status

Backed by fervent rhetoric by Government officials outlining plans to ensure that Guyana remains along a developmental path, the recently introduced Cash Grant initiative, which falls under the...

Clash of the Whips …Delay in reconvening National Assembly due to Granger, Ramotar talks – Teixeira

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Clash of the Whips …Delay in reconvening National Assembly due to Granger, Ramotar talks – Teixeira

– There are discussions but this subject is not on the agenda – Ally By Kiana Wilburg Government’s Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira sought to set the record straight last night on the fact that...

Suspected Ebola case at GPHC ruled-out

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Suspected Ebola case at GPHC ruled-out

A suspected case of the Ebola virus was dispelled yesterday, after medical practitioners at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), swung into action to ascertain the root of some...

Mutilated body found floating in canal

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Mutilated body found floating in canal

Joseph Semple, 41, a farmer of Onverwagt Village, West Coast Berbice was found floating in a West Coast Berbice canal. His body was discovered face down in the canal around 16:00 hrs on Wednesday by...

Overseas-based GAIL Foundation donate playground equipment

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Overseas-based GAIL Foundation donate playground equipment

When asked if they prefer playing on a slide, sea-saw or swing, the 27 children living at the “Bless the Children’s Home” in Industry, Guyana responded unanimously – the slide. On Saturday,...

‘Bumps’ lead to “Guinness Bar” shooting

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on ‘Bumps’ lead to “Guinness Bar” shooting

A self employed man is currently nursing gunshot wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), after an altercation resulted in him being shot twice to his right leg on Thursday night,...

Gun, magazine and rounds tendered into evidence

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Gun, magazine and rounds tendered into evidence

…as land dispute shooting death PI continues Four envelopes containing the gun, magazine and rounds believed to have been used in the Caracas house demolition shooting death were tendered into...

Ministry of Education continues distribution of $10,000 vouchers today

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Ministry of Education continues distribution of $10,000 vouchers today

The Ministry of Education will be continuing the distribution of the ‘Because we Care’ $10,000 Grant vouchers in Georgetown today. The Ministry has a list of distribution centres and the name...

2009 drinking spree murder trial opens in Berbice High Court

Oct 25, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on 2009 drinking spree murder trial opens in Berbice High Court

The trial of Dharampaul Gopaul called ‘Pauline Gulliver’, 47, of Side Line Dam, Port Mourant, Corentyne, got underway when the Berbice Assizes opened yesterday. Gopaul is on trial before...

Sliding further downhill

Oct 25, 2014 KNews Editorial Comments Off on Sliding further downhill

The majority of our skilled people is migrating, and not only does this not augur well for the future, it means that the country is getting less for its investment in human development; training...

The problems facing mankind require global solutions

Oct 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The problems facing mankind require global solutions

DEAR EDITOR, We live in a world that is far from perfect. And while it is impossible to create a trouble-free and perfect world, there can be no doubt that much more could be done by those who...

CARICOM should be involved in salvaging this desperate situation

Oct 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on CARICOM should be involved in salvaging this desperate situation

DEAR EDITOR, Cricketing nations the world over, as well as the diehard fans in the Caribbean and the wider world, are at a loss as to the recent silly action by their cricketers to return home in the...

Shifting to competitive production depends on ‘STEM’ & ‘HRD’

Oct 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on Shifting to competitive production depends on ‘STEM’ & ‘HRD’

DEAR EDITOR, It was refreshing to see the recent long letter written by our Honourable Prime Minister advising that “we must shift from distribution and redistribution to production and...

The importance of Local Government Elections is indisputable

Oct 25, 2014 KNews Letters Comments Off on The importance of Local Government Elections is indisputable

DEAR EDITOR, Permit me to share some of the reasons why I think Local Government Elections (LGE) are important in Guyana: 1. The election process provides a means of connecting the community and...

Remigrant was not in Guyana when vehicle cleared, registered

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Remigrant was not in Guyana when vehicle cleared, registered

– In two years, spends 20 months overseas Shortly after admitting that he has been spending more time out of Guyana than in, a remigrant, who imported a high-end Mercedes Benz SUV under a...

Indian national dies hours after stabbed on seawall

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Indian national dies hours after stabbed on seawall

Suspected robbery… An Indian national died at Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital early yesterday, several hours after he was stabbed during an alleged robbery on the Kitty seawall, Georgetown. The...

The beauty of Diwali

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on The beauty of Diwali

By Rabindra Rooplall Globally, millions are participating in one of the most significant festivals (Diwali) for Hindus, with beautifully arranged lighting displays, fireworks, prayers and celebratory...

Rohee accuses GECOM chairman of throwing “political tantrums”

Oct 24, 2014 KNews News Comments Off on Rohee accuses GECOM chairman of throwing “political tantrums”

By Abena Rockcliffe The relationship between the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is becoming a little more tense as the Party is seemingly not at all...

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Guyana Cup rematch on the cards in President’s Cup feature

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – The field will be a packed one on Sunday November 29, at Rising Sun Turf Club when the President’s Cup horse race meet shoots off. More than 100 horses have thrown their names...

Who says the government does not listen?

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Who says the government does not listen? That is an unfair accusation. The government does listen. In fact, it listens very attentively. The only problem is that it appears to have a rather selective hearing. It can hear a whisper from certain quarters of the private sector...

A Divided World: A Commonwealth Opportunity

Nov 01, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda from 1st to 4th November, they should address a question that reaches beyond their association: how can countries of different size, wealth and outlook sustain cooperation in a world increasingly...

Sinking ship, bailing out-US midterms – Pt. II

Nov 07, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance is among the first bailing from a sinking ship. The Iran War led to the ashes of defeat in the midterms. President Trump suddenly sheds his crazy man persona. Now talks of working with Democrats. From America I wing to Guyana, and Vice...

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